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Feds Buckle Down on Customer Information Security

by L. Taylor ... How can an online bank make this tough job easier? By selecting a service providers that have well-managed information security departments. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2002/02/research_notes/PN_ST_XLT_02_09_02_1.asp - 10k Summary: In an effort to improve the state of consumer privacy, Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the Office of Thrift Supervision, on January last year announced that they have put together joint guidelines to safegua

Check Point Leads Firewall Market

by L. Taylor ... 1. Using Provider-1, large organizations, including managed service providers, can manage ... is a change in its firewall rule set, or information security policy. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2000/07/research_notes/VN_ST_LPT_07_25_00_1.asp - 15k Summary: With a workforce of 800+ employees, Check Point continues to see record revenues selling firewall and related information security solutions.

Vendor Analysis: Interliant's Security Vulnerability Assessment

by L. Taylor ... Unlike other security service providers, Interliant, through its ... and references, this service is ideal for ... of original information security content, research ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2002/01/research_notes/PN_ST_XLT_01_14_02_1.asp - 23k Summary: A security vulnerability assessment service is a risk management process. Interliant's security vulnerability assessment service enables its clients to understand what risks their online transaction systems and network infrastructure face. Relevant Technologies has taken an in-depth look at Interliant's

Outsourcing Security Part 2: Measuring the Cost

by Jim McLendon ... will be directed to consultants and outside managed security service providers. ... Personnel Staffing for information security professionals is perhaps the most ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Outsourcing/2002/04/research_notes/MI_EV_XJM_04_09_02_1.asp - 26k Summary: Evaluating the cost of outsourcing can be challenging because most organizations cannot fully estimate the financial impact of such a decision.

Security Begins on Your Desktop

by J. Dowling ... a higher degree of security than you are ... of any actions that information technology management ... Corporate accounts with Internet Service Providers can simplify ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2000/04/research_notes/MI_EV_JFD_04_18_00_1.asp - 16k Summary: The documents, spreadsheets, databases and other files on the personal computers used to conduct business are corporate assets. It cost money to create them and that investment should be protected. Additionally, companies have both competitive and legal obligations to assure that such data is kept priv

Outsourcing Security Part 3: Selecting a Managed Security Services ...

by Jim McLendon ... and people; Commitment to service-level agreements; ... standards companies can use to compare providers. ... documentation and other information to substantiate ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Outsourcing/2002/04/research_notes/MI_EV_XJM_04_11_02_1.asp - 15k Summary: As the final article in a three-part series on outsourcing security, the following article provides guidelines for selecting a dependable managed security services provider.

Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) Evaluation Center

... of multiple service providers Construction--Commercial ... and resolution General Service Types German ... management (ILM) Information security Information Sources ... http://foss.technologyevaluation.com/ - 31k - 2009-03-09

6 Days After Advisory Posted, AboveNet Gets Hit

by L. Taylor ... Posting security advisories to the general public is a ... customers need to know this information, it is ... Service Providers who host the servers and connections of ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2000/05/news_analysis/NA_ST_LPT_05_18_00_1.asp - 8k Summary: Once a security advisory gets posted, vendors need to work quickly to rectify the problem. Security engineers are not the only ones reading the advisories. There are cybercriminals who wait for advisories to come out, and take advantage of woe-be-gone networks that have not yet been patched.

Mega-Vendors Warming Up to the Cloud – Part 4 » The TEC Blog

... management, user interface (UI) flexibility, integration, information security and compliance ... platform for ISVs and business service providers (BSPs) looking to ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/blog/2009/09/09/mega-vendors-warming-up-to-the-cloud-–-part-4/ - 51k - 2009-09-09

The Web-based Sales Portal—A Catalyst for Business ...

by B.K. Mahesh and Noorani Subramanian Hariharan ... used for integrating with material suppliers and other service providers, such as ... Change management and information security are also paramount to the success ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2008/09/research_notes/TU_SC_PI_XNH_XBM_09_15_08_1.asp - 20k Summary: A sales portal is one of many tools that can be used to help transform a business, especially a consumer packaged goods company. In this article, key structural and functional elements, as well as the advantages of implementing and effectively using a sales portal, are discussed.